WASHINGTON — Early on, the dozen federal officials charged with defending America against the coronavirus gathered day after day in the White House Situation Room, consumed by crises. They grappled with how to evacuate the United States…

Azar had asked OMB that morning for $2 billion to buy respirator masks and other supplies for a depleted federal stockpile of emergency medical equipment, according to individuals familiar with the request, who spoke on the condition of anonymity…

The humanitarian costs of the coronavirus outbreak have continued to mount, with more than 30,000 people infected in China alone, where the outbreak originated. Hundreds of people have been confirmed to have died as a result of the virus. It has…

She's dead, and I'm quarantined. That's how the story ends. I keep going back over it in loops, trying to find a way to sweeten it, but nothing changes the facts. I wasn't there with her at the end. I didn't get to say goodbye. I don't even know…